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KFC 5: Bush vs Golovkin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ben Steller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Steller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Steller circles away.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Steller circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Steller.
Diaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz just leaning against Steller, taking a breather.
Steller tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
Diaz prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz digs a right hand into Steller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steller's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Steller scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Chuck Diaz has been cut.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chuck Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Steller.
Good body shot from Steller.
Steller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Steller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steller is looking for a takedown.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steller lands a takedown into guard.
Steller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Steller slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Steller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Steller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Steller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steller slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Steller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steller.
Steller trying to control the pace.
Steller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Steller is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steller is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Steller controlling the action here.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Steller is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steller on the ground.
Steller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steller.
Steller is controlling the pace.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has hold of Steller's hands but Steller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Steller working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Steller working Diaz over with strikes.
Steller controlling the pace.
Steller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Steller throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Steller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steller drives through with a takedown into Diaz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Steller controlling him for the moment.
Steller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steller trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Steller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steller with a nice head shot there.
Steller lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to stand up but Steller is controlling him.
Steller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steller.
Steller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steller working some strikes from top position.
Steller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz is rocked!
Steller throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Steller from controlling successfully.
Steller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Steller scoring with some ground and pound.
Steller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Steller slips an elbow through the middle.
Steller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Steller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steller landing with the ground and pound.
Steller with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steller passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steller lands a nice short elbow.
Steller is controlling the pace.
Steller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz has hold of Steller's hands but Steller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steller content to control rather than advance.
Steller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Steller is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Steller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Steller lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Steller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Steller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Steller shoots in.
Diaz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steller manages to circle out of the way.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steller, pushing him back against the cage.
Steller struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steller.
Diaz working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Steller lands a body punch.
Steller misses with some punches.
Steller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steller scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steller wants to stall.
Steller swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Steller is trying to trip Diaz. He has hold of a leg but Diaz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Steller persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Steller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Steller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ben Steller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steller postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steller passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Steller works his way into full mount!
Steller with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz taking shots to the head.
Steller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Steller drops a big elbow. That's hurt Diaz! More shots from Steller and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Steller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marjorie Dawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marjorie Dawes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Boy Rick!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawes defending well as Rick loads up on a big left hand.
Rick misses with an uppercut. Dawes saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rick. Dawes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Big Boy Rick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rick connects with a right hand. Dawes shakes it off.
It looks like Marjorie Dawes has been cut.
Dawes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rick finds it's way round the side to connect with Dawes's head.
Rick throws a poor cross that misses
and Dawes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dawes slips a nice elbow through Rick's hands, connecting with Rick's forehead.
Dawes slips a nice elbow through Rick's hands, connecting with Rick's forehead.
Rick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dawes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dawes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dawes is looking to advance position but Rick won't allow it.
Dawes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dawes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rick trying to hold on to Dawes's head to control him but Dawes postures up.
Dawes trying to control the action but Rick is working from the bottom.
Well, if Dawes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dawes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rick actively working from the bottom here.
Dawes is controlling the pace.
Dawes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rick is looking for a sweep. Dawes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dawes is working for a kimura but Rick is defending it quite comfortably.
Dawes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rick has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dawes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dawes is trying to work for a kimura but Rick is defending well.
Dawes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dawes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dawes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rick sees it coming and defends easily.
Rick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dawes pulls his head out easily.
Dawes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dawes is trying to control. Rick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawes working the head and body with strikes.
Rick wants to control but Dawes is keeping busy.
Dawes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rick has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dawes is looking to take a break and control but Rick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dawes lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rick is trying to maintain the position but Dawes is very close to passing his half guard.
Dawes trying to control from half guard but Rick is working away.
Rick tries to roll over but Dawes keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marjorie Dawes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marjorie Dawes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dawes has his takedown stuffed
and Rick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawes with a poor takedown
and Rick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rick misses with a left hand
and Dawes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dawes trying to control the action but Rick is working from the bottom.
Dawes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rick is defending against the submission attempts here by Dawes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick has hold of Dawes's hands but Dawes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dawes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick looking for submissions off his back.
Dawes is looking to advance position but Rick won't allow it.
Rick has a hand on Dawes's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dawes takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Rick sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dawes is thwarting Rick's attempts to control the position.
Dawes is trying to control the action in half guard but Rick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dawes slips a nice elbow through Rick's hands, connecting with Rick's forehead.
Rick wants to improve his position but Dawes is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dawes lands a nice short elbow.
Dawes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rick trying to control but Dawes postures up.
Dawes slips a nice elbow through Rick's hands, connecting with Rick's forehead.
Dawes is trying to control. Rick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rick is defending against the submission attempts here by Dawes.
Dawes working the head and body with strikes.
Rick is defending against the submission attempts here by Dawes.
Dawes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawes lands strikes from half guard.
Dawes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dawes is working away from the top position though.
Rick actively working from the bottom here.
Dawes is trying to control. Rick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dawes is working for a kimura but Rick is defending it quite comfortably.
Dawes working the head and body with strikes.
Rick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dawes pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dawes pulls his head out easily.
Marjorie Dawes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rick sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from Dawes.
Dawes seems to be looking for submissions.
Dawes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dawes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rick is in trouble now - Dawes has advanced to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawes content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marjorie Dawes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marjorie Dawes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rick with a hook.
Rick with a jab.
Rick connects with a body shot that sends Dawes's belly button to the back.
Rick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dawes walks into a stiff left hand from Rick.
Dawes walks into a jab.
Rick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rick wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Big Boy Rick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rick jabs at Dawes's body.
Rick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rick as Dawes shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rick works Dawes's body with a nice hook.
Rick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dawes doesn't seem bothered though.
Dawes walks into a stiff left hand from Rick.
Rick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dawes's hands.
Rick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dawes doesn't seem bothered though.
Rick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dawes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dawes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dawes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marjorie Dawes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rick scores with a body shot.
Rick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dawes on the side of the head.
Dawes tries for a takedown but Rick circles away easily
and Rick counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Rick as he connects with a hook.
Dawes is rocked!
Rick cracks Dawes with a good jab.
Oh Dawes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Rick lands a beautiful left hook that drops Dawes. Dawes tries to recover but Rick is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Dawes lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Boy Rick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neal Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neal Ward is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson darts in and clinches Ward up against the cage.
Ward tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Ward drops back down to his feet.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ward lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ward drags the fight down to the ground.
Ward looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Anderson has his hands clasped together but Ward extends and breaks Anderson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ward.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neal Ward!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kern Dignity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karom Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karom Tomson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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146 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kern Dignity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dignity.
Dignity lands with a nice body kick.
Tomson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dignity paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dignity connects with an inside leg kick.
Dignity lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomson at a distance.
Dignity checks the leg kick.
Dignity quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tomson checks a low kick from Dignity.
Dignity misses with a head kick.
Dignity fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tomson sprawls well initially but Dignity persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dignity missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dignity missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dignity tries to pass to full mount but Tomson defends it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tomson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dignity is looking to advance position but Tomson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignity lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dignity missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dignity has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dignity thows a huge punch but Tomson dodges it nicely.
Dignity prevents Tomson from improving his position.
Tomson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dignity.
Dignity lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dignity missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tomson is looking for a sweep. Dignity is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dignity throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dignity is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tomson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tomson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dignity. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dignity is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tomson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dignity.
Dignity passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tomson!
Dignity thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dignity.
Dignity throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tomson because Dignity loaded up on that one.
Dignity looking to finish with strikes here!
Dignity can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tomson is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dignity in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dignity putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dignity throws some wild stikes that Tomson manages to avoid easily.
Dignity punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dignity with good strikes from the mount here!
Tomson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dignity connects with a bit shot that sees Tomson covering up! More strikes from Dignity and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dignity is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kern Dignity!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles RIck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
6 - 6 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles RIck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wilson Tony!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RIck slips a straight right by Tony.
RIck feinted with a counter takedown.
Wilson Tony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
RIck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tony throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
RIck tries for a takedown but Tony circles away easily
and Tony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tony jabs at RIck's body.
Tony misses with an uppercut
so RIck counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
RIck sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tony is looking for a triangle but RIck pushes his legs off easily.
RIck drops back looking for a leg! Tony is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tony manages to kick RIck off! RIck jumps back into Tony's guard.
RIck stopping the sweep attempt from Tony.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RIck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tony is keeping the position for now.
RIck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
RIck is looking to take a break and control but Tony is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
RIck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tony, who protects the arm well.
Tony tries to bench press RIck off him but RIck keeps the position.
RIck tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony struggling a bit here.
Tony tries to bench press RIck off him but RIck keeps the position.
Tony struggling a bit here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
RIck is trying to get an arm triangle but Tony is defending well.
RIck gets to mount! Tony was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tony tries to hold on but RIck postures up.
RIck is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by RIck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Charles RIck!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chew Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bacca misses with a lunging right hand
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lewis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the liver by Lewis. Beautiful body shot.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Bacca counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bacca.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Bacca gets through Lewis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bacca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis looking to slow down the pace here.
Bacca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Bacca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bacca backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bacca lands an uppercut.
Bacca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
Bacca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bacca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Bacca has him pressed against the cage.
Bacca lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bacca scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Bacca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bacca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Bacca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bacca lands with a right to the head.
Lewis tries a body shot but Bacca blocks it.
Nice body punch from Bacca.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis wants to break free but Bacca has control.
Bacca lands with a short shot to the head.
Bacca lands a nice uppercut.
Bacca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bacca.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bacca lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bacca blocks an uppercut.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bacca.
Lewis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bacca manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bacca lands a left hand.
Bacca lands a hook that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
A short right from Bacca.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Bacca.
Bacca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bacca.
Lewis is rocked!
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Bacca.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bacca finish him?
Bacca lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lewis seems to have recovered his senses.
Lewis looks winded!
Bacca scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lewis looking to stall.
Bacca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacca lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Bacca on the inside.
Bacca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Bacca lands a hook that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bacca.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bacca.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike.
Bacca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Bacca lands with a left to the head.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bacca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bacca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Bacca.
Still in the clinch, Bacca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bacca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bacca lands a shot to the body.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bacca lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bacca on the inside.
Bacca's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Bacca.
Bacca lands with a right to the head.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Bacca scores with a hook to the body.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bacca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bacca scores with a shoulder strike.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Bacca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bacca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Bacca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chew Bacca dominated that round.
That's time! Bacca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bacca lands with an uppercut that bounces Lewis off the cage and back into range.
Bacca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bacca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Bacca.
A body shot lands from Bacca.
Bacca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bacca lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bacca.
Bacca pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bacca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bacca creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lewis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lewis drops to his knees and Bacca pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chew Bacca!
Chew Bacca was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Neal Diaz enters the cage!
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27
150 lbs
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27
150 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Cyborg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Cyborg against the cage but Cyborg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Cyborg avoids them all with ease.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cyborg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cyborg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cyborg appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cyborg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cyborg slips a straight right by Diaz.
Cyborg is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Cyborg lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Cyborg lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Diaz tries to move into range but Cyborg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Cris Cyborg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Cyborg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Cyborg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cris Cyborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Cyborg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Cyborg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Cyborg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diaz looks winded!
Cyborg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cyborg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cyborg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cyborg jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Cyborg scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cyborg connects with a body shot.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cyborg counters with a nice uppercut.
Cyborg scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cyborg!
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cyborg, who protects the arm well.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cyborg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz trying to control the action but Cyborg is working from the bottom.
Diaz advances to full mount.
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cris Cyborg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cyborg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Cyborg lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyborg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Neal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Cyborg circles away easily
and Cyborg counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cyborg pinned against the cage. Cyborg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
A counter left hand to the body from Cyborg misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Cyborg.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Cyborg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cris Cyborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Cyborg scores with a punch to the head.
Cyborg cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Cyborg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Neal Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cyborg shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Cyborg to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cyborg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyborg keeps the fight on the outside.
Cyborg lands with a cross.
Diaz tries to move into range but Cyborg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cyborg lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz tries to clinch
enabling Cyborg to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Cyborg finish him?
Cyborg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cyborg but Cyborg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cyborg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz trying to control but Cyborg is working from the bottom.
Diaz won't allow Cyborg to sweep him here.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cyborg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neal Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cyborg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz pushes down on Cyborg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Diaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cris Cyborg dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cyborg lands an overhand right.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donk. Cyborg catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Diaz feints and as Cyborg raises his hands in defense, Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Cyborg keeps moving.
Cyborg keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cyborg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg being controlled here, momentarily.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Diaz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Diaz fails to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz working for a guillotine from mount but Cyborg is in no mood to give up.
Diaz controlling the pace for now.
Diaz moves to the back.
Diaz is looking for the choke from the back position but Cyborg is controlling his hands well.
Diaz working for the choke.
Diaz is riding his opponent, not letting Cyborg buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Cyborg has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Diaz has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Cyborg taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Diaz doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Neal Diaz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Masterclass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabre Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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160 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Masterclass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabre Tooth!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tooth shoots in but Masterclass avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little feinted left hand from Masterclass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tooth fails with the takedown.
Tooth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Masterclass quickly recovers to half guard.
Tooth wants to take a breather but Masterclass is having none of it.
Tooth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tooth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterclass wants to control but Tooth is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tooth throwing shots but Masterclass is blocking nicely.
Tooth uses his free foot to push down on Masterclass's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Masterclass.
Tooth controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Tooth.
Tooth misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tooth with good strikes from the mount here!
Tooth lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooth working the ground and pound effectively.
Masterclass is bucking up trying to escape but Tooth cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tooth is landing with some decent strikes but Masterclass is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tooth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tooth controlling his opponent.
Tooth postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Masterclass looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Tooth.
Tooth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Masterclass is rocked!
Masterclass is breathing heavily.
Tooth working Masterclass over with strikes here.
Oh Masterclass is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tooth controlling the position easily from mount.
Tooth working Masterclass over with strikes here.
Masterclass takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tooth's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabre Tooth!
Sabre Tooth tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Country Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little Rick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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146 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Country Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Rick!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Grace!
Country Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Little Rick has been cut.
Rick scores with a takedown into Grace's guard.
Grace wants to sweep here but Rick controlling him for the moment.
Rick trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace keeping full guard, as Rick tries to pass.
Grace has his hands on Rick's head, controlling the position.
Grace lands a decent shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rick is aware though and is defending well.
Grace trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Grace lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Grace trying to control but Rick is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace distracts Rick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grace wants to control from the top but Rick keeps moving.
Rick has momentary wrist control but Grace slips an elbow through the middle.
Grace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grace landing with the ground and pound.
Rick is rocked!
Grace arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Rick's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Country Grace!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bush tries to avoid it but Golovkin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bush to the ground. Bush escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Golovkin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Bush. No joy for Golovkin on that attempt.
Bush tries to counter with a takedown but Golovkin is quick to defend against it.
JJ Bush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Golovkin.
Golovkin shoots in looking for a takedown but Bush manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Golovkin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bush is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Golovkin's half guard.
Bush working Golovkin over with strikes.
Golovkin is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Golovkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bush has managed to get both his arms back between Golovkin's legs - danger averted.
Bush postures up.
Golovkin wants to sweep here but Bush controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Golovkin is keeping the position for now.
Golovkin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bush preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Golovkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bush has managed to get both his arms back between Golovkin's legs - danger averted.
Bush is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bush knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Golovkin on the ground.
Bush working some strikes from top position.
Bush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Golovkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bush has managed to get both his arms back between Golovkin's legs - danger averted.
Bush slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush postures up.
Golovkin has his foot on Bush's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bush works his way back into a safe position though.
Bush is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
Golovkin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Golovkin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Golovkin looks winded!
Bush advances to half guard.
Bush is thwarting Golovkin's attempts to control the position.
Bush slips a nice elbow through Golovkin's hands, connecting with Golovkin's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bush.
Golovkin tries to get to full guard but Bush has control of the leg.
Golovkin trying to control here.
Golovkin tries to roll over but Bush keeps him under control.
Bush drops an elbow to the side of Golovkin's head.
Bush landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Golovkin actively working from the bottom here.
Bush looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Golovkin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Golovkin is trying to control but can't.
Golovkin is staying active underneath Bush, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bush is just content to waste time from the top position. Golovkin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bush chips away with some ground and pound.
Bush cracks Golovkin with a solid left hand.
Bush advances to half guard.
Golovkin is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bush working over Golovkin with some ground and pound. Golovkin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Golovkin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bush's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bush's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush fending off the submission attempt from Golovkin.
Golovkin is trying to stick to Bush's back but Bush is turning into Golovkin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Golovkin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bush.
Golovkin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bush wants to control from the top but Golovkin keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Bush dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Golovkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Golovkin misses with a takedown attempt
and Bush counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bush working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Golovkin is rocked!
Golovkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Golovkin, not yet.
Bush lands a couple of digs.
Golovkin is still in real trouble! Can Bush finish him?
Golovkin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Golovkin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bush stands up over Golovkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Golovkin is breathing heavily.
Golovkin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bush stands up over Golovkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bush distracts Golovkin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bush cracks Golovkin with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bush landing some decent shots from guard.
Bush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golovkin can do to turn this around?
Golovkin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bush postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Golovkin covers up, he's hurt! Bush keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bush and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bush can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ Bush!
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